Job Summary
Expected Shortlisting Date:
14/03/2025
Planned Interview Date:
27/03/2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate, innovative, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our existing team in the Medical Examiner Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful applicant will be required to provide a high standard of clerical service and, where necessary, reception duties to the Bereavement and Medical Examiner Services department, adhering to departmental guidelines and policies.
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake a range of clerical and administrative duties which will include receiving and checking documentation, reports, and collation of data and processing appropriately within departmental guidelines, entering information onto the appropriate IT system and retrieving information as and when required.
2. The successful applicant will work closely alongside the existing team of Medical Examiner / Officers and a wide range of Trust staff and external partners.
3. In addition, the post holder will empathetically and compassionately communicate with the bereaved during the administrative processes after death.
About Us
We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. We will always be patient-centred, fair, collaborative, accountable and empower our patients and colleagues. The best for patient safety, quality and experience.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed.
Date posted:
19 February 2025
Pay scheme:
Agenda for change
Band:
Band 2
Salary:
£23,615 a year
Contract:
Permanent
Working pattern:
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number:
C9298-MDI-0140
Job locations:
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
1. This role provides a high standard of clerical service and, where necessary, reception duties to the department of Bereavement and Medical Examiner Services, adhering to departmental guidelines and policies.
2. The post-holder may be the first point of contact for the bereaved, key stakeholders and other visitors to the Department.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Education to GCSE grade C standard or equivalent in literacy and numeracy level 2
* NVQ2 in Administration / Health & Social Care or an equivalent level of knowledge/experience
Desirable
* NVQ2 in Bereavement / Funeral Director / Coronial related subject
Skills & behaviours Essential
* Able to work on own initiative, within agreed departmental guidelines
* Flexible approach to duties and working practices
* Attained good interpersonal skills
* Be able to effectively communicate with the bereaved and team members regarding sensitive and distressing matters
Other Criteria Essential
* Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post with reasonable adjustments as necessary, including: able to locate and collect patient and other documentation from around Trust sites;
Experience Essential
* Competent keyboard skills to maintain a high quality, accurate and efficient service (keyboard/data entry)
* Previous experience in an office environment (includes work experience at school or college)
* IT skills including keyboard and data entry, with the ability to demonstrate proficiency in the use of software
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address:
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website:
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/
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